product title:

Green Sky - 4-day Northern lights adventure in Svalbard

Departure date:

10 January 2025

Included:

MINIMUM: 4 persons
AGE LIMIT: 10 years

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Accommodation in double room at Basecamp Hotel
Activities and meals according to the program.
Transport to and from your hotel/guesthouse in Longyearbyen for all activities.
Clothing for the dog sledding trip (thermo suit, hat, gloves and shoes)
Search and resque insurance
co2 and environment investment

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES:
Personal spendings, drinks with meals, private equipment, travel insurance and airport transfer.
Single room supplement at Basecamp Hotel. Contact us at spitsbergen@basecampexplorer.com to book single rooms.

MORE THAN TRAVEL:
As part of Basecamp Explorer Spitsbergen’s efforts to be climate neutral, we add an additional CO2 and environmental investment of NOK 250 per guest.  This is donated in its entirety to do good projects contributing to a sustainable future in our destinations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The guide is responsible for guests and security on each trip. All participants are responsible to dress properly for the trip, and to have sufficient level of physical fitness. If the guide consider that a participant does not have proper clothes or physical fitness level for the activity, he or she can decide that the participant cannot take part in the trip due to security reasons. The dog sledding trip in this itinerary is not suitable for persons suffering from back pains or pregnant women. Basecamp takes no responsibility to any health issues, due to neglecting this advice.

CLOTHING:
Keep warm for the whole northern lights show. You need spacious shoes with room for two layers of woolen socks. Air is the best insulation! Use two layers of woolen underwear as base layers. A woolen sweater, fleece jacket or light down jacket and pants are excellent mid layers. You need water and windproof jacket and pants. On cold winter days, a thicker down jacket or parka will make you the winner in crisp air. You need a warm gaiter or scarf for your neck, warm and windproof or lined hat, warm and windproof mittens or gloves.
If you want to take photos it is essential to have a pair of thinner gloves to care for your fingers.

Good to have with you is indoor shoes or extra woolen socks, leisure wear and casual clothing for dinner, toilet articles, a backpack of around 35 liters for personal belongings, snacks and water during the day trips.

NORTHERN LIGHTS:
The northern lights in Svalbard can appear on a clear sky from October to March. The biggest challenges you will meet are the weather and the solar activity during your stay. Both factors are unpredictable and more time at the destination will increase your chances to see the northern lights. We can never guarantee that you will see the lights, but you are for sure looking forward to an unique adventure.

YOUR ITINERARY:
The Northern light adventure can be tailored for groups and families of minimum 4 persons and from 6 years of age. Because of different capacity in Basecamp Hotel and for the different activities, we may change days for the listed adventures. This is to make sure that you get to participate on all the excursions.

LANGUAGE:
Safety is our top priority during our trips. It is necessary for you to be able to communicate in English or a Scandinavian language if you want to join our excursions. The tour language (English or a Scandinavian language) will be chosen based on the group's language skills.

WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SVALBARD:
In Svalbard, weather conditions can change quickly. We can meet heavy winds, snowstorms or thick fog, crevasses and lack of snow or ice. This means we might need to make changes to the planned route, and find adjust the planned trip after the current weather conditions.

AGE LIMIT & TEMPERATURE LIMITS:
Due to safety reasons there must be minimum one adult per child on the dogsledding trips arranged by Basecamp Explorer Spitsbergen. The minimum age for taking care of children on a dogsledding trip and to travel by yourself is 16 years.

Age limit for dog sledding with Basecamp Explorer:
Children from age 6 years can attend a 4-hour dogsledding adventure along with parents, and the temperature limit is -15 degrees.
Children from age of 8 years can participate in a day-trip dogsledding along with parents, and the temperature limit is -15 degrees.
All dog sledding trips require that you run the dog team yourself, with supervising from the husky guide in advance.

INFO:
The organizer has liability insurance. The organizer has provided a guarantee to the Governor of Svalbard for costs associated with rescue operations. The customer is responsible for taking out travel insurance before participating in the journey.
On booking later than 1 month before arrival, credit card information must be given or payment made at the first opportunity. Cancellation of day trips / activities and hotel room:
Cancellations up to 22 days before the date are reimbursed in full.
Cancellations 22-7 days before the date are reimbursed by 50%.
Cancellations 7 days before date are not reimbursed at all.